Since I might be leaving my current home of 3.5 years, I'll share what I've grown so far (since many of you have been the inspiration behind my choices). Nothing too exciting as most if not all are shown outside of their "prime" season...today is a boring, rainy, cloudy day, lol.

What: Wolf Eyes Dogwood

Planted: Spring 2010 - 3'

Exposure: South

Thoughts: Shows great promise. Leaves curled most the season due to exposure but as it gets more shade and settles in, it will be a great addition.

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What: Paperbark Maple

Planted: Spring 2010 - 3'

Exposure: Southwest

Thoughts: Shows great promise even in this "not recommended" exposure. Though to find nicely branched specimans to show off the bark...pretty happy with this one.

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What: River Birch

Planted: Fall 2007 - 6'

Exposure: Northwest

Thoughts: As expected put on tremendous growth. Good started tree if you have the moisture.

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What: Merril Magnolia

Planted: Fall 2008 - 3'

Exposure: North

Thoughts: Near a downspout so it may be exhibiting a little yellowing from the water. Otherwise good strong grower. Blooms suffer a bit due to the exposure.

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What: Spring Snow Lilac Tree

Planted: Fall 2008 - 6'

Exposure: Northwest

Thoughts: This tree is sujected to spring flooding and therefore I beleive it has suffered. Growth is quite thin and I didn't get any blooms this year. Beyond that I believe its best Lilac tree cultivar (given a well drained location).

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What: Autumn Blaze Mutli Stem Maple

Planted: Fall 2008 - 6'

Exposure: Northwest

Thoughts: As expected put on tremendous growth. I don't expect the tree to hold up for 30 years, but I still like the smooth multi-stem look...tough to find.

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What: Seven Son Flower

Planted: Fall 2009 - 5'

Exposure: Northwest

Thoughts: The leaves are a bit tattered from wind exposure and it did suffer minor dieback during a very mild winter so I don't have alot of blooms right now. Still a great tree, just better off in a slightly protected area.

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What: Coralburst Crabapple

Planted: Fall 2007 - 2'

Exposure: Northwest

Thoughts: Started out very slow but seemed to fill in nicely this year. Rabbits chewed on the trunk this spring and it healed nicely. Flower show is quite impressive, but limited fruit production.

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What: Katsura

Planted: Fall 2009 - 5'

Exposure: West

Thoughts: Although planted in fall it had amazing amber fall color last year. I can't wait to see what it does this fall. This tree is in partial shade and seems to do nicely, hasn't put on much growth this year.

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What: Crusader Hawthorn

Planted: Spring 2009 - 5'

Exposure: West

Thoughts: Slow grower with great multi-season interest. Fall color last year was quite amazing (yellowish red) It has exhibited cedar rust on the leaves and fruit. Nothing too severe.

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What: Swamp White Oak

Planted: Spring 2010 - 6'

Exposure: West

Thoughts: I really love this tree...shape, leaves, peely bark. Looks great even in its first year. Interested to see what it does for fall color.

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What: Celebration Maple

Planted: Spring 2007 - 10'

Exposure: South

Thoughts: Extremely vigorous even in a dry, gravely location. Trees do exhibit some frost cracking due to the exposure. Fall color last two years has been quite poor.

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What: Leonard Magnolia

Planted: Spring 2008 - 3'

Exposure: South

Thoughts: Love the pink blooms. Doing quite well in a dry loation. Quite shapely.

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What: Homestead Buckeye

Planted: Spring 2010 - 5'

Exposure: South

Thoughts: Had some dieback during the growing season, but the foilage has fared nicely throughout the growing season. It did put out nice creamy yellow blooms.

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What: Autumn Blaze Pear

Planted: Spring 2007 - 6'

Exposure: South

Thoughts: Has actually been slower growing. Otherwise great ornamental for a dry location. Much better branching than its counterparts.

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What: Autumn Gold Ginkgo

Planted: Fall 2008 - 5'

Exposure: Souteast

Thoughts: My pride and joy. Fall color can be short lived but what a little beauty. I search for over a year to find one with this branching habit.

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What: Vernal Witchazel

Planted: Fall 2008 - 3'

Exposure: Southeast

Thoughts: Not really a tree by any means, but with potential to be 10' I can't wait. The coarse texture and harvest gold fall color is stunning.

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What: Sterling Silver Linden

Planted: Spring 2010 - 7'

Exposure: East

Thoughts: Really tough to find a good branching speciman. I think this had to small of a rootball and just hasn't put on good growth. Earlier in the season the silver undersides glistened in the sun. Interested to see the fall color.

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What: Heritage River Birch

Planted: Spring 2009 - 6'

Exposure: Northeast

Thoughts: As expected put on tremendous growth. The bark is much more white than salmon compared to my straight species. Another good choice for a starter tree...very tough to find a straight single stem tree.

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What: Musclewood

Planted: Spring 2010 - 5'

Exposure: East

Thoughts: This was such a stately shaped tree, I'm disappointed that its not doing well. I think it was to do with the rootball size (alot of soil pushed up around the trunk). It will either perish or will suffer alot of dieback over the winter.

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What: Star Magnolia

Planted: Fall 2008 - 2'

Exposure: Northeast

Thoughts: The most florecious of my magnolias. Its in partial shade. Quite slow growing but very full.

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What: Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry

Planted: Fall 2007

Exposure: Northeast

Thoughts: This guy protected nicely but has continued to struggle. It has never filled out but the leaves it has had have exhibited goo fall color...it is fairly defoliated this year so not much to expect this year.

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What: Amur Maakia

Planted: Fall 2008

Exposure: Southwest

Thoughts: Starts to look poorly this time of year with browning leaves and flower pods but the silver emerging leaves in spring and white spikely blooms in early July are quite stunning.

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